The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-11-07
THE STATE.
HANCOCK COUNTY

HANCOCK COUNTY.
Six young men at Bar Harbor have leased
lot OF land on Main street in that place, op-
posite the residence of +. M. Connors, and
work will be commenced at once on hall
40 so feet, TO be completed by the 10th of
December. 1t will be used for band enter
tainments, dancing and general theatrical
business.
The house Of Mr.. Isaac Emery, at Sails
bury Cove, Eden, with its entire contents,
few articles of furniture, was sburned last
Monday. Loss about $1,000; no insurance.
A subscription for the relief of Mr.. Emery,
who is handwriting man with large fami-
ly, has been started, and has already reached
a considerable amount, says the Bar Harhor
Herald.
The Mays of Philadelphia, intend to build
an elegant cottage on Strawberry Hill, Bar
Harbor, next season. Work on the cottage
will begin early in the spring. The building
going on at Bar Harbor is reported to be
more extensive than for number of years.
KENNEBEc COUNTY,
Augusta is said to have twenty-seven suits
for false impri sonment ON its hands, brought
by members of the Salvation Army. In one
case the damages are put at several thousand
dollars, it being alleged that death resulted
from Imprisonment. 1t is Isaid If these suits
are successful Others will be brought in diff
ferent parts OF Maine, the number being set
at over 200.
L.
M. G. A, have decided to open a'gymnasium
at an early day in the hall leased by them
for that purpose.
Friday mornings Pullman train struck
and killed deer at Iceboro, near Gardiner.
1t was afterwards picked up by some of the
section hands.
The Sentinel reports sad case of deser-
ton on the Plains at Wateryille. A woman
named Eloi Beaulieu had been sick for some
time with typhoid fever. She was able to sit
up on a certain day, and on that occasion her
husband came home and abused her. She
had relapse, and last Tuesday died. Two
or three days before her death, her husband
remarking that she did not want to take
care of ten children" left for parts I'M
known. A number Of stories are afloat in
regard to the affair, some even going so far
as to say that the man, If such he may be
called, actually beat his wife to death. The
children will be cared for by the authorities
of the town from whence they came, some
where in the northern part of the State.
KNOX COUNTY.
Mr.. NJ. H. XIII, of Tower City, Dakota,
formerly a resident of Vinalhaven, and well
known in Knox county. is a prominent figure
in the local option campaign now raging in
Dakota. lie is speaking nearly every day in
the temperance cause.
Miss Nina Tillson, daughter of Gen. Davis
Tillson of Rockland, received by the New
York steamer last Sunday, very handsome
and valuable stag hound, a present from Mr.
Charles Heckscher, of Orange N. j.. a part
ner of Gen. Tillson in his Florida enter.
prlses. The animal Is one of the finest
thoroughbred stag hounds in the country
and is highly valued by his new mistress.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The well known running horse Yorktown
| Of st. John, which ran the races in Bangor
this fall during the Eastern Maine State
Fair, has been sold by his owner, Mr., Pete
Clinch, to A. W. Steadman, of Boston.
The Maine Central Railroad Company.
supply of coal which is sent to Bangor eacl
| season for use and distributed east and west
has been received in full. The whole amour
| has been about $4,000 tons and this has beer
| distributed along the line for fall and winter
| use, to Vanceboro on the east and Watervill,
on the west, although but little has been lief
at the latter place.
There was grand military ball, given b,
the Coburn Cadets, at 0rono last night
There passed into the Bangor city treasur,
| yesterday, $4,000 more on account of the
| Bangor & Piscataquis railroad, making $45,
900 of the interest money which the road ha
| paid this year. This is making an excellen
showing, and the road comes up to the ex
| pectatlons Of its staunch supporters ant
| friends.
A little son of Frank johnson. of Dexter
| put his head through the trap by which
| potatoes are let out of the cart, and tn
| board which closes the hole, sliding down
the boy was caught and suspended in the air
| When found the boy was black in the face
| but soon recovered.
| sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
| The Bath city government has nominated
for the .city's directors of the Knox & Lin
coin railroad, John G. Richards, John r
Kelley and James w. Wakefield.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Charles II. Porter, prominent citizens Of
Calais, held in wide esteem, died at his resi-
dence in that city on Tuesday morning at
o'clock.
Business men Of PASSPORT are talking of
Board of Trade N. b. Mutt, e. Holmes, G.
w. McGurk, w. F. Alexander, L. NJ. Whaler
and z. ii. Cummings, are preparing consti
tuition and bylaws.
wages by the sardine factories at Eastport
The Sentinel reports that some of the girl;
received as high as $1Sefor their weeks worl
while some Of the men get $50.
The steam launch dream" is said to be
the only Fishery Cruiser that will be re
| tanned in the Dominion service this winter
and her cruising ground is to be in the wa
tiers near Eastport.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The contract for building the woodel
| bridge across the river at Calais has beef
| awarded to the King Iron Bridge and Manu-
featuring Company of Cleveland, Ohio.
| YORK COUNTY.
The Biddeford journal has st, John ad
| vices to the effect that McNeally is in tina
| city masquerading as lawn tennis player.
On Friday the sixteenth birthday of Mis-
Edith Hussey was celebrated by party a
the home of her parents, DR.. and Mrs. Chas
E. Hussey.